LEBANON TWP. — The Lebanon Township Committee approved a permit for the Bourbon Street Blues Fest at its meeting on Feb. 15.

The event is planned for May 19 at Memorial Park.

The item was on the agenda on Jan. 18 but was tabled over concerns about traffic control.

Last year’s festival featured 10 acts performing on two stages in a daylong concert headlined by the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

The 2012 lineup has not yet been announced.

The Blues Fest began as a fundraiser to help build a playground at Valley View School in Lebanon Township, and in the first three years raised close to $60,000 for the Lebanon Township Education Foundation.

Proceeds have also gone to the Lebanon Township Athletic Association, Rescue Squad and Fire Department as well as local Boy Scouts and Knights of Columbus.